News

Due to a rise in coronavirus patients in the hospital, we have introduced visiting restrictions on some of our wards. We have taken this step to ensure the safety of our patients, staff and the wider community.

We are pleased to announce that Joanne Palmer has been appointed Chair of Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

There are currently a small number of patients, who have tested positive for coronavirus, being cared for in the hospital.

As a precaution we have suspended visiting to Will Adams, Jade and Wakeley wards; we have taken this step to ensure the safety of our patients, staff and the wider community.

Allied Health Professions (AHPs) day is a grass root opportunity for AHPs to come together and celebrate being part of the AHP family. AHPs Day is a social movement to enable AHPs to collaborate within services, organisations and regions. Find out more about the various AHPs who work across Medway Maritime Hospital.

The NHS Test and Trace team have made us aware of some disruption to Covid-19 testing capacity across England. 

We are excited to announced that maternity records and notes are going digital! This will allow women access to their notes online, instead of carrying large, paper based maternity notes.

It’s Organ Donation Week from 7 to 13 September and as we can’t come together as we would usually do, we will be holding an informal web chat to discuss the very important and emotive topic of organ donation. Please do join us on Monday 7 September at 6pm for a short presentation.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Murkin as the Trust’s Chief Nursing and Quality Officer following a recruitment process. Jane had previously been in the role in an interim capacity.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is proud to announce the launch of ‘Different Not Less’ – a campaign that aims to improve care for patients with learning disabilities or autism.

Like many other NHS Trusts in the Country, the Emergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital is experiencing extremely high numbers of attendances. We would urge you to consider other more appropriate and quicker options before visiting the Emergency Department